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Knightsbridge Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge roadworks: 1 Davies Street London (notice of 5 Oct) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's...
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Knightsbridge Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Knightsbridge weather today: light rain, 17°C by day and 10°C overnight, with a 98% chance of rain and winds up to 17 mph.
Enforcement
Kensington street traders: 400 challenges, 2 carts seized
Officers challenged illegal street traders more than 400 times in 12 weeks, issued over 50 £150 fines and seized two hot dog carts in Kensington and Chelsea.
Planning
Sheraton Park Tower: £16.5m housing deal, signing by 30 Nov
Sheraton Park Tower's 8 new flats pay £16.5m, capped at an index-linked £20m, not affordable homes. Councillors met 20 Oct; deal to be signed by 30 Nov.
Knightsbridge
Hans Crescent works begin by Harrods, done by autumn 2026
Work has started on Hans Crescent outside Harrods, finishing autumn 2026. Ward councillors put in £320,000; nine of the 20 the council asked said no.
Enforcement
Kensington street trading fines: 12 in a week, £150 each
Officers issued 12 fixed penalty notices in a week on Basil Street and Exhibition Road, and now patrol seven days a week. Each fine is £150.
Roads
Supercars seized in Kensington: 90 cars, £8m, one weekend
Police seized 90 vehicles worth over £8m across Kensington, Chelsea and Hyde Park in one weekend, days after a High Court order banned car meets until 2027.